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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-123

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Application by CTV Limited to amend the licence of the English-language commercial radio programming undertaking CKQM-FM Peterborough, Ontario.

The licensee proposes to change the authorized contours by decreasing the average effective radiated power from 50,000 watts to 7,500 watts (non-directional antenna), by increasing the effective height above average terrain from 91.5 meters to 277.5 meters and by relocating the transmitter.

The licensee advises that this amendment is to accommodate the technical parameters of the proposed frequency CKRU-FM Peterborough. In Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-98, 8 May 2008, the Commission approved, in part, an application by 591989 B.C. Ltd., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment Inc. (Corus), to convert CKRU from the AM band to the FM Band, but required the licensee to amend its application to propose a new frequency other than the one it originally applied for.

In Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-334, 1 December 2008, the Commission approved the application by Corus to operate a new English-language commercial FM radio station in Peterborough at 100.5 MHz (channel 263B1) with an average effective radiated power of 5,000 watts.

The applicant explains that moving CKQM-FM's transmitter to the Corus site will accommodate Corus' use of its proposed frequency for CKRU-FM.

Application by Trust Communications Ministries to amend the licence of the English-language specialty FM radio programming undertaking CJLF-FM Barrie.

The licensee proposes to eliminate its current condition of licence that reads:

The licensee shall broadcast not more than six minutes of commercial messages per hour during the periods 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and a maximum average of four minutes of commercial messages per hour during the remaining hours of the broadcast day.

The Commission notes that a monitoring of the station's programming has identified the broadcasting of commercial messages in excess of the current limits as set out in the licensee's condition of licence.

In Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-78, 8 April 2008, the Commission denied a similar request by the applicant based on its station's non-compliance and the lack of compelling evidence for approval based upon economic needs. In the current application, the applicant stated that this amendment would allow the station to avoid any further non-compliance relating to the broadcasting of commercial messages, and to answer economic needs generated by the current recession and an increase of the station's overall expenses.

The intervention must be received by the CRTC and by the applicant on or before the above-mentioned date. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays.

Your intervention will be considered by the Commission, and will form part of the public record of the proceeding without further notification to you, provided the procedure set out below has been followed. You will be contacted only if your submission raises procedural questions.

Submit your written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission in only one of the following formats:

by using the [Broadcasting intervention/comments form]

or

by mail to CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2

Or

by fax at 819-994-0218

A true copy must be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the intervention sent to the Commission.

The Commission advises those who file and serve by electronic mode to exercise caution when using e-mail for service of documents or notification, as it may be difficult to establish that service has occurred.

Before initiating service through electronic mode, please ensure that you will be able to satisfy the Commission, upon request, that service of the notification was completed.

Where the intervention is filed by electronic means, the line ***End of document*** should be entered following the last paragraph of the document, as an indication that the document has not been damaged during electronic transmission.

Each paragraph of the document should be numbered.

Your intervention should clearly identify the application and indicate whether you support or oppose the application, or if you propose changes to it, include the facts and grounds for your proposal.

Important notice

Note that all information that you provide as part of this public process, except information granted confidentiality, whether sent by postal mail, facsimile, e-mail or through the Commission's Website at www.crtc.gc.ca, becomes part of a publicly accessible file and will be posted on the Commission's Website. This information includes your personal information, such as your full name, e-mail address, postal/street address, telephone and facsimile number(s), and any other personal information you provide.

The personal information you provide will be used and may be disclosed for the purpose for which the information was obtained or compiled by the Commission, or for a use consistent with that purpose.

Documents received electronically or otherwise will be put on the Commission's Website in their entirety exactly as you send them, including any personal information contained therein, in the official language and format in which they are received. Documents not received electronically will be available in PDF format.

Please note that the information you provide to the Commission as part of this public process is entered into an unsearchable database dedicated to this specific public process. This database is accessible only from the Webpage of this particular public process. As a result, a general search of our Website with the help of either our own search engine or a third-party search engine will not provide access to the information which was provided as part of this public process.

Examination of Documents

An electronic version of applications is available from the Commission's Web site by selecting the application number within this notice.

A list of all interventions/comments will also be available on the Commission's Web site. An electronic version of all interventions/comments submitted will be accessible from this list. To access the list, select "Lists of interventions/comments" under "Public Proceedings" from the Commission's Web site.

Documents are also available during normal office hours at the local address provided in this notice and at the Commission offices and documentation centres directly involved with these applications or, upon request, within 2 working days, at any other CRTC offices and documentation centres.